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Boone, NC
Demographic Data




Boone Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Boone Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

19,756

Age

Under 5 Years:
1.2%
5 - 17:
3.7%
18 - 24:
66.5%
25 - 34:
9.4%
35 - 54:
9.4%
55 - 64:
4.9%
Over 65 Years:
4.9%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
60.9%
60.9%
91.7%
91.7%
46.1%
46.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Boone
USA
$15,722
$15,722
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Boone
USA
$28,242
$28,242
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

55.9%

Employment Industries

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Education
Accommodation
Retail
Healthcare
Other
Real estate
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Manufacturing
Arts
Information Technology
Wholesale
22.3%
22.3%
21.8%
21.8%
18.6%
18.6%
7.5%
7.5%
5.9%
5.9%
3.4%
3.4%
3.3%
3.3%
2.9%
2.9%
2.5%
2.5%
2.2%
2.2%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
87.9%
87.9%
4.7%
4.7%
2.6%
2.6%
2.3%
2.3%
2.3%
2.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
English
German
European
Italian
Scots-Irish
Scottish
Polish
French
Swedish
Ukrainian
Hungarian
Russian
Welsh
British
Scandinavian
French Canadian
Norwegian
Pennsylvania German
Swiss
15.3%
15.3%
14.6%
14.6%
13.8%
13.8%
7.2%
7.2%
5.5%
5.5%
4.6%
4.6%
3.3%
3.3%
2.0%
2.0%
1.8%
1.8%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
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0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Vietnamese
Arabic
German/Yiddish
Miao/Hmong
Slavic languages
Russian
Hungarian
Native American languages
Thai
Korean
Japanese
Other Indo-European
French
African languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
95.2%
95.2%
2.1%
2.1%
0.6%
0.6%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Boone Residents

3.3%


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